KR20040045248A - Reference/Reservation Program, Reservation Record Control Part and Method. - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A preference/reservation program, reserved recording control system and method are provided to extract information about programs a user prefers to simply register a reservation program. CONSTITUTION: A main control processor(150) controls a TV/broadcast receiver. A display part(160) is connected to the main control processor to output video signals. An electronic program guide(170) is connected to the main control processor to provide electronic program information. A preference/reservation program controller is connected to the main control processor and analyzes a user's preference for program. A main control processor(250) controls a VCR/DVD/PVR part. A reservation recording controller controls reservation recording of a program. The preference/reservation program controller of the TV/broadcast receiver and the reservation recording controller of the VCR/DVD/PVR part are connected to form a network using a wired/wireless channel(300).

Description

Preference / Reservation Program, Reservation Record Control Part and Method.

The present invention relates to a TV / satellite broadcasting receiver and a VCR / DVD / PVR, and more particularly, to a preference / reservation program control device, a reservation recording control device, and a control method.

Hereinafter, a reservation recording apparatus and method according to the prior art will be described. To schedule a specific program, the user turns on the TV / VCR / DVD / PVR before going out, switches the TV to external input mode, and reserves the scheduled recording date / start time / end time / Channel information must be set using the TV remote control or VCR / DVD / PVR remote control. In addition, reservation programs registered on weekdays (Mon-Fri) and weekends (Sat-Sun) are also scheduled recording when the user watches the program.

However, in the conventional recording apparatus and method, when a user wants to make a scheduled recording of a specific program, the reservation recording date / start time / end time / channel information of the scheduled recording program is used by the TV / VCR / DVD / PVR remote control. Each time you go out, you need to register the program you want to record as a reserved program, and also select the weekly (Mon-Fri) reservation recording and weekend (Saturday-Sun) reservation recording mode. In this case, even when a user views a program registered as a reserved program, there is a problem in that the scheduled recording is executed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by simply registering the reservation program by analyzing the viewing type of the user to derive the program information to enjoy watching, and easily register the program that the user is watching as a reservation program By providing a preference / reservation program control device, a reservation recording control device, and a control method for solving the inconvenience of having to set program information for reservation recording whenever the user goes out.

1 is a block diagram showing a preference / reservation program, reservation recording control device according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing the interlocking structure of the TV unit / broadcast receiver / recording unit according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing variables for controlling a preference / reservation program according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of a preference / reservation program according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a preferred program as a reservation program according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart showing a process of registering a reservation program by inputting a reservation recording setting key according to the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message that is displayed when a user watches a favorite program for a predetermined number or more.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a message that is displayed when a user inputs a reserved recording setup key while watching a program.

9 is a diagram showing an example of a message indicating when a reservation program is duplicated.

10 is a diagram showing an example of a message displayed when a reservation recording confirmation key is input and a reservation program is confirmed.

Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a message informing a list of programs for which reservation recording has been performed when the TV / broadcasting unit is turned on after completion of reservation recording.

* Description of Major Symbols in Drawings *

* TV / broadcast receiver (preferred / reserved program control device built-in)

150: Main Control Processor

160: Display Part

170: Electronic Program Guide

100: preference / reservation program control device

100a: Program Data Handling Part

100b: Reserved recording setting key

100d: Display Control Part

100e: Detecting Part

100m: Memory

100s: Signaling Control Part

100t: Time Control Part

* VCR section / DVD section / PVR section (built-in recording controller)

250: Main Control Processor

200: reserved recording control device

200a: Reservation Data Handling Part

200b: Reservation recording confirmation key

200e: Detecting Part

200m: Memory

200s: Signaling Control Part

* Signaling Connection

300: Wire or Wireless Connection & Channel

1 is a representative component of the TV unit / satellite broadcasting receiver according to the present invention and the preferred / reserved program control device 100 and a VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit built in the TV unit / satellite broadcast receiver and VCR Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a reserved recording control apparatus 200 incorporated in the DVD / DVD / PVR section.

2 is a view showing the interlocking structure of the TV unit / satellite broadcasting receiver / recording unit according to the present invention, each part is connected to the ANT terminal installed on the wall ANT line and video / audio external input line and wired / wireless channel 300 Are interconnected using.

3 is a diagram illustrating variable information for controlling preference / reservation program information according to the present invention.

To achieve the above object, the TV unit / broadcasting unit preference / reservation program control device 100 and the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit reservation recording control device 200 according to the present invention are characterized by a TV unit / broadcasting. In the receiving unit, the main control processor 150 for overall control of the functions of the TV unit / broadcast receiver, the display part 160 connected to the main control processor to output an image signal, and the electronic program information connected to the main control processor. Electronic program guide 170 for providing a preference / reservation program control device 100 is connected to the main control processor includes a component for analyzing the user viewing type of the program and control the preference / reservation program information; And a main control processor (250) for overall control of the functions of the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit and the main control processor in the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit. And a reservation recording control device 200 including a component for controlling whether or not a reserved recording is executed for a set reservation program. The preferred / reserved program control device of the TV unit / broadcast receiver 100 ) And the reservation recording control apparatus 200 of the VCR / DVD / PVR unit form a network using a wired / wireless channel 300 that exchanges information for executing reservation recording.

The preference / reservation program control apparatus 100 of the TV unit / broadcast receiver unit controls all components of the preference / reservation program control device, analyzes a user's viewing type, and controls program information of a preferred / reserved program. Part 100a, a reservation recording setting key 100b connected to the front switch unit or the remote control unit of the TV unit / broadcast receiver connected to the Program Data Handling Part, and a TV unit / broadcast receiver connected to the Program Data Handling Part Detecting Part (100e) for detecting the overall operating state of the display, Display Control Part (100d) is connected to the Program Data Handling Part and outputs screen information supporting the Graphic User Interface for controlling the preference / reservation program information, A memory (100m) connected to the program data handling part to store preference / reserved program information and a time information connected to the program data handling part to calculate time information; And a Signaling Control Part (100s) connected to the Time Control Part (100t) and the Program Data Handling Part to transmit information for executing a reservation recording.

The Program Data Handling Part 100a of the preference / reservation program control device for analyzing a program viewing type of a user and controlling preference / reservation program information includes a reservation recording setting key 100b, a display control part 100d, and a Detecting Part ( 100e), Memory (100m), Signaling Control Part (100s), Time Control Part (100t) based on the information input and output, viewing type analysis variable information and preference / reservation program preference variable information and preference / reservation program management variable Setting information and setting preference program information about a program watched by a user for a predetermined time; deleting the preferred program information when the user watches a predetermined number of times or less for a predetermined period of time; If a user watches more than a certain number of times of a set favorite program, And registering the reserved program information for the specific program when the user inputs the reserved recording setting key 100b while watching the specific program, and the user does not watch the reserved program registered for a certain period of time. If the reservation program is not recorded, the corresponding program information is deleted. If the program information stored in the memory (100m) is changed, the changed program information is linked to the TV unit, the broadcasting receiver, the VCR unit, the DVD unit, and the PVR unit. And transmitting the reserved program information stored in the memory (100m) to the reserved program information received from the TV unit, the broadcasting receiver, the VCR unit, the DVD unit, and the PVR unit. It is done.

The viewing type analysis variable information includes detected day DD (Detected Day) information, detected channel Detected Channel (DCH) information, detected start time Detected Start Time (DST) information, and detected end time Detected End Time (DET) information. Optionally, the detected viewing time DT ₀ (Duration Time) information is included, and the preference / reservation program basic variable information includes day D (Day) information, channel CH (Channel) information, and start time ST (Start Time) information. And end time (ET) information and program unique code PC (Program Code) information. Optionally, the preference / reservation program management variable information includes SN (Serial Number) information meaning a serial number of a preference / reservation program. , CT (Create Time) information indicating when the preference / reservation program was created, CNT (Detected Count) information indicating the number of times the preference / reservation program was viewed, and URI (Unconditional) which means to reserve the reservation program unconditionally. Record Indicato r) information, and optionally include RI (Recorded Indicator) information indicating the fact that the reservation recording for the reservation program.

The display control part 100d of the preference / reservation program control device is a GUI (Graphic User Interface) for outputting a screen for setting, registering, and managing preference / reservation program information as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11. And controlling related information.

Detecting Part (100e) of the preference / reservation program control device is the power ON / OFF status of the TV / broadcast receiver, whether to change the channel, whether to watch the reservation program registered in the memory (100m), reservation recording setting key (100b) It detects the overall operation state of the TV / broadcast receiver including the input or not, characterized in that for transmitting to the Data Handling Part (100a).

The memory (100m) of the preference / reservation program control device includes SN (Serial Number) information indicating a serial number of the preference / reservation program, CT (Create Time) information meaning when the preference / reservation program was created, and preference / Detected Count (CNT) information, which indicates the number of times the reservation program has been watched, Recorded Indicator (RI) information, which means the reservation recording has been completed for the reservation program, and Unconditional Record Indicator (URI), which means that the reservation program is unconditionally recorded. And storing preference / reservation program information including a combination of preference / reservation program management variable information including information selectively and preference / reservation program basic setting variable information (D, CH, ST, ET, PC).

The time control part 100t of the preference / reservation program control device is for calculating time information, and in particular, calculating time information DT ₀ when a user watches a specific program, and the user sets a reservation recording setting key 100b. Calculating the start time / end time information (ST / ET) of the program you are watching based on the point of time when the user entered it; if the EPG is not supported, the start time / detected start of the preferred program is detected Computing the average value of the time information (ST / DST) and the average value of the end time / detected end time information (ET / DET), rounding off the time / minute value of the start time / end time information (ST, ET) It is characterized by consisting of the step of / round operation optionally.

The reservation recording controller 200 of the VCR / DVD unit / PVR unit collectively controls all components of the reservation recording controller 200, controls reservation program information, and controls reservation recording execution. 200a, a reservation recording confirmation key 200b connected to the front switch unit or the remote control unit of the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit connected to the Reservation Data Handling Part, and a TV unit / broadcast receiver unit connected to the Reservation Data Handling Part; Detecting part (200e) for detecting the power status and the overall operation state of the VCR unit / DVD / PVR unit, a memory (200m) connected to the Reservation Data Handling Part to store reservation program information, and the Reservation Data Handling Part Another feature is that it is connected to the Signaling Control Part (200s) for transmitting information for executing the reservation recording.

The Reservation Data Handling Part (200a) of the reservation recording control device 200, which controls all the components of the reservation recording control device 200, controls reservation program information, and controls whether or not a reservation recording is executed, is a reservation recording confirmation key. (200b), if the user inputs the reserved recording confirmation key (200b) based on the information input and output from the Signaling Control Part (200s), Memory (200m), Detecting Part (200e) to perform a scheduled recording for the reservation program In the step, if the user does not enter the reservation recording confirmation key (200b), and executing the reservation recording for the reservation program set URI (Unconditional Record Indicator) information is set, and the user does not enter the reservation recording confirmation key (200b) If not, check the power state of the TV unit / broadcast receiver that can be linked with the recording unit, and if the power is OFF, executing the scheduled recording for the reserved program, and the user If the confirmation key 200b is not input, checking the power state of the TV unit / broadcast receiver unit that can be linked with the recording unit, and if the power is OFF, executing the scheduled recording for the reserved program in which the URI (Unconditional Record Indicator) information is set. And setting the RI (Recorded Indicator) information indicating the completion of recording for the reserved program that has completed the scheduled recording, and when the reserved program information stored in the memory 200m is changed, the changed reserved program information can be linked. And transmitting the reservation program information stored in the memory 200m to the reservation program information received from the interlockable TV / broadcasting receiver.

Detecting Part (200e) of the reservation recording control device is the power ON / OFF state of the TV / broadcast receiver, whether the reservation recording confirmation key (200b) is input, whether or not to change the reservation program information, setting of the RI (Recorded Indicator) information Reservation Data Handling Part by detecting power status of TV / Broadcast receiver and overall operation status of VCR / DVD / PVR, including whether VCR / DVD / PVR is supported for the channel set in reservation program information. Characterized in that the transmission to (200a).

Memory (200m) of the reservation recording control device is the SN (Serial Number) information indicating the serial number of the reservation program, CT (Create Time) information indicating the time when the reservation program was created, the number of times the reservation recording of the reservation program Reservation program including optional CNT (Detected Count) information, RI (Recorded Indicator) information indicating reservation recording completion for reservation program, and Unconditional Record Indicator (URI) information meaning reservation recording unconditionally. And storing the reserved program information combining the management variable information and the reserved program basic setting variable information (D, CH, ST, ET, and PC).

Signaling Control Part (100s) of Preferred / Scheduled Program Control Device (100) of TV / Broadcast Receiver and Signaling ControlPart (200s) of Reservation Recording Control Unit (200) of VCR / DVD / PVR Unit Forming a wired / wireless network using 300), exchanging information necessary for executing reservation recording, and when the program information of a specific device is changed, transmitting the information to a device that can interoperate to reserve the program information of the device; It is characterized in that it comprises the step of maintaining the same reserved program information stored in the memory (100m, 200m) of the TV unit / broadcast receiver / recording unit interoperable by UPDATE.

Meanwhile, the reserved program information set by the TV unit / broadcast receiver may not support the reserved program corresponding to the set channel by the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit. In this case, the recording unit does not support the program corresponding to the channel information of the reserved program setting information stored in the memory 200m in the Detecting Part 200e of the reserved recording control unit 200 in order to reserve the scheduled program. If a case is detected, the reservation data handling part 200a of the reservation recording control unit 200 requests the main control processor 250 to switch the reservation recording input mode to an external input mode, and outputs a video / audio to the corresponding reservation program. Transmitting the signal requesting to transmit using the external input line to the TV unit / broadcast receiver that can be interoperable using the Signaling Control Part (200s), Received by using the video / audio external input line from the TV unit / broadcast receiver Another feature is that it comprises the step of performing a reservation recording for the reservation program. In this case, a small remote control transmitter for transmitting an external input mode switching signal, a recording start signal, and a recording end signal for the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit is applied to the front of the TV unit / broadcast receiver and receives the signal. By applying the remote control receiver to the front of the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit, the wireless signal generated from the separate remote control mounted on the front unit of the TV unit is reflected by the wall surface to the remote control receiver unit of the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit Another additional feature is to selectively add a separate transceiver using the effect to be achieved.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the method for controlling preference / reservation program information of the preference / reservation program control device 100 and the reservation recording control device 200 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control process of preference / reservation program information according to the present invention, wherein a preference / reservation of a specific program watched by a user for a predetermined time when the preferred program monitoring mode is executed in the TV / broadcast receiver is shown. It is for calculating the program setting information. Details are as follows.

(a) When the user changes the channel to the first time, the time information of the first channel change is set to the first detected channel change time information DT ₁ , and the first channel information is changed to the first detected channel information. Setting to DC ₁ (S5 to S6);

(b) When the user changes the channel in the second time, the time information in which the channel is changed secondly is set to the second detected channel change time information DT ₂ , and the second changed channel information is changed in the second detected channel information. Setting to DC ₂ (S7 to S8);

(c) Using the DT ₁ , DC ₁ , DT ₂ , and DC ₂ information set by the steps (a) and (b), the viewing time information DT _{0 of} the user watching a specific program is stored in (DT). _2- DT ₁ );

(d) If the DT ₀ value set in step (c) does not fall within a predetermined time range, the current time information is reset to primary detected channel change time information DT ₁ , and the current viewing channel information is primary. Resetting to the detected channel information DC ₁ , and then proceeding to step (b) to check whether the secondary channel is changed (S9, S15, S7);

(e) If the DT ₀ value set in the step (c) falls within a predetermined time range, the current day of the week information is set to the detected day of the week information (DD), and DC ₁ is set to the detected channel information (DCH). Setting DT ₁ as detected start time information (DST) and setting DT ₂ as detected end time information (DET) (S9 and S10);

(g) searching for a program corresponding to the calculated setting information in the EPG when the EPG is supported in step (e) and calculating correct setting information (S11);

(h) checking whether the preference / reservation program information corresponding to the calculated setting information exists in the preference / reservation program control device memory (S12);

(i) generating new preference program information using the calculated setting information (S16 to S18) when there is no preference / reservation program information as a result of the check in step (h);

(j) when the check result preference / reserved program information exists in step (h), increasing the CNT value, which is a detection frequency of the corresponding preference / reserved program setting information, by 1 (S13);

(k) If the EPG is not supported in step (j), the start time ST value of the preferred program setting information is reset to (ST + DST) / 2, and the end time ET value of the preferred program setting information is changed to (ET). When the step S14 of resetting to + DET) / 2 is performed to create or reset the favorite program, the current time information is reset to the primary detected channel change time information DT ₁ and the current viewing channel information is reset. After resetting to the _first detected channel information (DC ₁ ), and proceeds to step (b) characterized in that the preference / reservation program control method comprising the step of checking whether the secondary channel change.

In the step of generating new preference program setting information in the step (i), if the EPG is not supported, the detected day information DD is the day of the week information D, and the detected channel information DCH is the channel. Generating new favorite program information by setting the detected start time information DST as the start time information ST and the detected end time information DET as the end time information ET as the information CH ( A preference / reservation program control method including S18) is another feature.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a preferred program according to the present invention as a reserved program. Details of the reserved program registration mode execution process and the reserved program registration process in the TV / broadcast receiver will be described below. Same as

(1) executing reserved program registration mode when there is preferred program information whose detection count CNT value exceeds a certain number of times by accelerating preference / reserved program setting information stored in memory when the power is turned on (S3, S4, S21); ;

(m) If the user detects that the user views the preferred program in which the detection frequency CNT value is set to the predetermined number or more with respect to the preferred program, the screen output message for registering the preferred program as the reserved program is displayed. When there is an input fine adjustment value, resetting the corresponding setting information to the input fine adjustment value (S22 to S23);

(n) checking whether to register the preferred program as a reservation program (S26);

(o) if the check result is not registered as a reservation program in step (n), deleting the preferred program information (S29);

(p) checking in step (n) whether the reservation program information is duplicated in the memory when the check result is registered as a reservation program (S27);

(q) In step (p), if duplicate reservation program information exists as a result of the check, screen setting information of the duplicate reservation program is outputted, and the user requests to change the selection / setting information for the screened reservation program. Resetting the corresponding information to the input setting value and proceeding to step (p) to check whether there is a duplicate reservation program (S30, S27);

(r) If the result of the check in the step (p), there is no duplicate reservation program information, characterized in that the preference / reservation program control method comprising the step (S28) of registering the preferred program as a reservation program.

In step (m), if the user detects an operation for resetting the time setting information of the preferred program displayed on the screen and the EPG is not supported, the time when the start time information (ST) is discarded and the minute information of the ST information is calculated. Another preferred feature is a method for controlling preference / reserved programs, characterized in that the information is reset and the end time information (ET) is reset to (ST + 1 hour).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process for registering a program as a reserved program when the user inputs the reserved recording setting key 100b while watching a specific program, and the corresponding program in the TV / broadcast receiver. The following is a detailed description of the process of registering as a reservation program.

When the user detects the user inputting the reserved recording setting key 100b while watching a specific program, in order to register the specific program as a reserved program,

(s) if the EPG is supported, searching for a program corresponding to the day of the week / current time / channel information at the time when the reservation recording setting key is input in the EPG and calculating reservation recording setting information (S32);

(t) if the EPG is not supported, calculating reservation recording setting information using the day / current time / channel information at the time when the reservation recording setting key is input (S33);

(u) Outputting a message for registering a program for the reservation recording setting information calculated in the step (s) or the step (t) as a reservation program and if there is a fine adjustment value input from the user, the setting information Resetting to an input fine adjustment value (S34 to S35);

(v) checking whether to register the program as a reserved program (S36);

(w) deleting the program information if the check result is not registered as a reservation program in step (v) (S39);

(x) checking in step (v) whether the reservation program information is duplicated in the memory when the check result is registered as a reservation program (S37);

(y) If the result of the check in step (x) indicates that there is duplicate reservation program information, the setting information of the duplicate reservation program is displayed on the screen, and the user is requested to change the selection / setting information on the screened reservation program. Resetting the corresponding information to the input setting value and proceeding to step (x) to check whether there is a duplicate reservation program (S40, S37);

(z) In the step (x), if there is no duplicate reservation program information, the preferred / reserved program control method includes registering the program as a reservation program (S38).

The preferred / reserved program control apparatus 100 of the TV unit / broadcast receiver according to the present invention registers a program that the user enjoys watching as a reserved program, and records the registered reserved program information in the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit. The reservation recording controller 200 of the VCR unit / DVD unit / PVR unit transmits to the control unit 200 and sets the URI (Unconditional Record Indicator) information of the reservation program confirmation information and the reservation program setting information. After the scheduled recording is performed according to whether the TV unit and the broadcasting receiver are turned on or off, the RI (Recorded Indicator) information of the setting information of the reserved program for which the scheduled recording has been performed is set, and the changed reserved program information is interconnected. If possible transmit to the TV / broadcast receiver's preference / reservation program control device 100. The preference / reservation program control apparatus 100 of the TV unit / broadcast receiver that receives the reserved program information with the RI (Recorded Indicator) information set therein indicates that there is a reserved recording program when the power of the TV unit / broadcast receiver is first turned on. Informing is another feature that outputs GUI information.

According to the present invention, the TV / broadcasting unit / recording unit's preference / reservation program control device 100 and the reservation recording control device 200 generate serial number SN (Serial Number) information for a reservation program set in each device unit. In this case, the unique SN information for each device unit is generated, thereby reducing the time for controlling reservation program information. For example, the preference / reservation program control apparatus 100 of the TV unit generates SN information with a value corresponding to a range of A1 to An (n is an integer), and the preference / reservation program control apparatus 100 of the broadcast receiver is B1. SN information is generated with a value corresponding to ˜Bn (n is an integer), and the reservation recording controller 200 of the VCR unit generates SN information with a value corresponding to a range of C1 to Cn (n is an integer). The reservation recording control apparatus 200 of the DVD unit generates SN information with a value corresponding to the range of D1 to Dn (n is an integer), and the reservation recording control apparatus 200 of the PVR unit is E1 to En (n is an integer). Another characteristic is to generate SN information with a value corresponding to the range of.

When the reservation recording confirmation key 200b of the reservation recording control device 200 according to the present invention is inputted, and when a corresponding key is inputted to confirm the reservation program information, the preference / reservation program control device 100 includes a memory ( ACCESS the reserved program information stored in 100m) and display a list of reserved programs that can be reserved.

As described above, the present invention analyzes the viewing type of the user and easily registers the reserved program information for the program that the user enjoys watching and the program in which the user inputs the reserved recording setting key 100b while watching the program. In executing reservation recording for the reservation program, reservation is made according to whether or not to set the URI (Unconditional Record Indicator) information of the reservation program setting information and whether the reservation recording confirmation key (200b) is input and whether the TV / broadcasting unit is turned on or off. By executing the recording, it is not inconvenient to set the reserved program information to reserve the program that you normally watch whenever you go out, and the user can more easily set the scheduled program and make the scheduled recording. to provide.

Claims (16)

In the TV section / broadcasting section, And a program data handling part (100a) which analyzes a program viewing type of a user and controls preferred program information and reserved program information for a program that the user enjoys watching. The method of claim 1, wherein the Program Data Handling Part (100a) is a Detecting Part (100e) for detecting the overall operation state of the TV / broadcast receiver, and the screen information to support the Graphic User Interface for controlling the preference / reservation program information And a display control part (100d) for outputting a time control part (100t) for calculating time information. The method of claim 1, wherein the Program Data Handling Part (100a) for analyzing the user's viewing type Setting preferred program information about a program watched by a user for a predetermined time; Deleting the preferred program information when the user watches the set preference program for a predetermined number of times or less for a predetermined period of time; Registering the preferred program information as reservation program information when the user watches the set preference program more than a predetermined number of times for a predetermined period of time; Registering reservation program information for the specific program when the user inputs a reservation recording setting key (100b) while watching a specific program; And if the user does not watch the registered reservation program or reserve recording for a certain period of time, selectively deleting the corresponding reservation program information. The method of claim 1, wherein the program data handling part 100a detects detected day DD (Detected Day) information, detected channel Detected Channel (DCH) information, detected start time Detected Start Time (DST) information, and detected end time. Variable information for viewing type analysis, optionally including DET (Detected End Time) information and detected viewing time DT ₀ (Duration Time) information; Preference / reservation optionally including day, day (D) information, channel CH (channel) information, start time ST (start time) information, end time ET (end time) information, and program unique code PC (program code) information Program preference variable information; SN (Serial Number) information, which represents the serial number of the preference / reservation program, CT (Create Time) information, which indicates when the preference / reservation program was created, and CNT (Detected Count), which represents the number of times the preference / reservation program was viewed. Preference / reserved program management variable information optionally including information), unconditional record indicator (URI) information to reserve the reservation program unconditionally, and RI (Recorded Indicator) information indicating the fact that the reservation program has been completed. Preferred / reservation program control device characterized in that for controlling. In the TV section / broadcasting section, SN (Serial Number) information, which represents the serial number of the preference / reservation program, CT (Create Time) information, which indicates when the preference / reservation program was created, and CNT (Detected Count), which represents the number of times the preference / reservation program was viewed. Preference / reservation program management variable information including optional) information, RI (Recorded Indicator) information indicating reservation recording completion for the reservation program, URI (Unconditional Record Indicator) information indicating reservation recording unconditionally. Preference / reservation program control device, characterized in that it comprises a memory (100m) for storing the preference / reservation program information combining the preference variable information (D, CH, ST, ET, PC). In the recording unit including the VCR / DVD / PVR, the reserved recording confirmation key provided in the remote control unit for controlling the recording unit or the recording unit to check whether or not to perform the scheduled recording for the reserved program stored in the recording unit Memory (200m) ( And a reservation data handling part (200a) for controlling reservation program information and controlling whether or not to execute the reservation recording. 7. The reservation recording control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the reservation data handling part (200a) comprises a detecting part (200e) for detecting the power state of the TV unit / broadcast receiver unit and the overall operating state of the recording unit. The method according to claim 6, wherein the Reservation Data Handling Part 200a performs reservation recording according to reservation program setting information stored in the recording unit Memory 200m. If the user inputs the reservation recording confirmation key 200b, executing the reservation recording for the reservation program; If the user does not input the reservation recording confirmation key 200b, executing the reservation recording for the reservation program in which unconditional record indicator (URI) information is set; If the user does not input the reserved recording confirmation key 200b, checking the power state of the TV unit / broadcast receiver unit that is interoperable with the recording unit and executing the scheduled recording for the reserved program if the power is OFF; If the user does not input the reserved recording confirmation key 200b, the power is turned off by checking the power state of the TV unit / broadcast receiver that can be linked with the recording unit. Executing recording; And selectively setting RI (Recorded Indicator) information indicating completion of a scheduled recording for the reserved program that has completed the scheduled recording. In a recording unit including a VCR / DVD / PVR, etc., SN (Serial Number) information, which is the serial number of the reservation program, RI (Recorded Indicator) information, which means that the reservation recording is completed for the reservation program, and URI (Unconditional Record Indicator) information, which means that the reservation program is unconditionally reserved. Reservation recording control, characterized in that it comprises a memory (200m) for storing the reservation program management variable information, including the reservation program management variable information and reservation program basic setting variable information (D, CH, ST, ET, PC) optionally including Device. In the TV section / broadcasting section / recording section, Signaling control parts (100s, 200s), which form a wired / wireless network for exchanging information required to execute reservation recording, transmit reservation program information by transmitting them to interoperable device parts when the reservation program information of a specific device part is changed. Preferred / reserved program control device and reservation recording control device characterized in that to maintain the same reservation program information stored in the memory of the TV unit / broadcast receiver / recording unit interoperable by UPDATE. When the preferred program monitoring mode is executed in the TV / broadcasting receiver, In order to calculate the setting information of a specific program watched by a user for a certain time, (a) When the user changes the channel to the first time, the channel information on the first detected channel change time information (DT ₁ Setting the first channel information changed to primary sensed channel information DC ₁ ; (b) When the user changes the channel in the second time, the time information in which the channel is changed secondly is set to the second detected channel change time information DT ₂ , and the second changed channel information is changed in the second detected channel information. Setting to DC ₂ ; (c) Using the DT ₁ , DC ₁ , DT ₂ , and DC ₂ information set by the steps (a) and (b), the viewing time information DT _{0 of} the user watching a specific program is stored in (DT). ₂ -DT ₁ ); (d) If the DT ₀ value set in step (c) does not fall within a predetermined time range, the current time information is reset to primary detected channel change time information DT ₁ , and the current viewing channel information is primary. Resetting to the detected channel information DC ₁ , and then proceeding to step (b) to check whether the secondary channel is changed; (e) If the DT ₀ value set in the step (c) falls within a predetermined time range, the current day of the week information is set to the detected day of the week information (DD), and DC ₁ is set to the detected channel information (DCH). When DT ₁ is set as the detected start time information (DST) and DT ₂ is set as the detected end time information (DET), when the new program creation or reset step is completed, the current time information is first detected. Resetting to the change time information DT ₁ and resetting the current viewing channel information to the primary detected channel information DC ₁ , and then proceeding to step (b) to check whether the secondary channel is changed. Preferred / reservation program control method characterized in that. In the TV unit / broadcaster unit, to generate preferred program information when the preferred program monitoring mode is executed (f) calculating setting information of the specific program when the viewing time information DT _{0 in} which the user watches a specific program falls within a predetermined time range; (g) if the EPG is supported, calculating the correct setting information by searching the EPG for a program corresponding to the setting information calculated in the step (f); (h) checking whether the preference / reservation program information corresponding to the calculated setting information exists in the preference / reservation program control device memory; (i) if the preference / reserved program information does not exist as a result of the check in step (h), newly generating the preferred program information by using the setting information calculated in step (f) or (g); (j) increasing the CNT value, which is a detection frequency of the corresponding preference / reservation program setting information, by 1 when the check result preference / reservation program information exists in step (h); (k) If the EPG is not supported in step (j), the start time ST value of the preferred program setting information is reset to (ST + DST) / 2, and the end time ET value of the preferred program setting information is changed to (ET). + DET) / 2, comprising: resetting to the preference / reservation program control method. The method according to claim 12, wherein in the step (i) of newly generating the preference program setting information, if the EPG is not supported, the detected day information DD is the day of the week information D, and the detected channel information. The preferred program information is set by setting (DCH) as channel information (CH), detected start time information (DST) as start time information (ST), and detected end time information (DET) as end time information (ET). Preferred / reservation program control method characterized in that the new generation. In the TV / broadcasting section, in order to register a program that the user enjoys watching as a reserved program, (1) ACCESS the preference / reservation program setting information stored in the memory when the power is turned on; (m) If the user detects that the user views the preferred program in which the detection frequency CNT value is set to the predetermined number or more with respect to the preferred program, the message for registering the preferred program as a reserved program is displayed on the screen and inputted from the user. If there is a fine adjustment value, resetting the corresponding setting information to an input fine adjustment value; (n) checking whether to register the preferred program as a reservation program; (o) deleting the preferred program information if the check result is not registered as a reservation program in step (n); (p) checking whether there is duplicate program information in the memory when registering as a check result reservation program in step (n); (q) In step (p), if duplicate reservation program information exists as a result of the check, screen setting information of the duplicate reservation program is outputted, and the user requests to change the selection / setting information for the screened reservation program. Resetting the corresponding information to the input setting value, and then proceeding to step (p) to check whether a duplicate reservation program exists; and (r) registering the preferred program as a reserved program when duplicate reservation program information does not exist as a result of the check in step (p). 15. The method of claim 14, wherein in step (m), when the user detects an operation for resetting the time setting information of the preferred program displayed on the screen and the EPG is not supported, the time information obtained by discarding the minute information of the ST information is calculated. And resetting the start time information (ST) and the (ST + 1 hour) information to the end time information (ET). When the TV unit / broadcasting unit detects that the user inputs the reserved recording setting key 100b while watching a specific program, (s) if the EPG is supported, calculating the setting information by searching the EPG for a program corresponding to the day of the week / current time / channel information at the time when the reservation recording setting key is input; (t) if the EPG is not supported, calculating setting information using the day / current time / channel information at the time when the reservation recording setting key is input; (u) Outputting a message for registering a program for setting information calculated in step (s) or step (t) as a reserved program, and inputting the setting information if there is a fine adjustment value input from the user. Resetting to a fine adjustment value; (v) checking whether the program is registered as a reserved program; (w) deleting the program setting information if the check result is not registered as a reservation program in step (v); (x) checking if there is duplicate reservation program information in the memory when registering as a check result reservation program in step (v); (y) If the result of the check in step (x) indicates that there is duplicate reservation program information, the setting information of the duplicate reservation program is displayed on the screen, and the user is requested to change the selection / setting information on the screened reservation program. Resetting the corresponding information to the input setting value, and then proceeding to step (x) to check whether there is duplicate reservation program information; and (z) registering the program as a reservation program when there is no duplicate reservation program information as a result of the check in the step (x).